Deadly Assets

2015 novel by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

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Deadly Assets

First edition

Author| W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
Language| English
Series| Badge of Honor Series
Genre| police action novel
Publisher| G. P. Putnam's Sons

Publication date

| August 4, 2015[1]
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover)[2]
Pages| 400 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN| 9780399171178
Preceded by| The Last Witness (2013)

Deadly Assets is the twelfth novel in the Badge of Honor series, written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.[3]

## Plot

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This novel, set in Philadelphia, centers around a young police homicide sergeant, Matt Payne. Payne, nicknamed Wyatt Earp of the Main Line, in past novels has been involved in spectacular and deadly shootouts with criminals. While Payne was always justified in these incidents, influential groups have protested to get Payne either removed from the police force or put into a job that keeps him off the streets. In this book the level of violence in the city has reached a boiling point. This book is full of shady characters and their scheming plots.

## Reviews

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Book Reporter liked this book, saying, "Griffin and Butterworth once again deliver an action-packed drama that could be picked from any newspaper’s pages in today’s busy world."[4]

Publishers Weekly seemed to like the book, although the review of it did not positively say so. What the review said was, "Payne and his cohorts face long odds in a gritty police series that provides sociological comment but no easy answers."[5]

## References

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1. ^ This is the release date for the hardcover edition. Other editions were released on other dates.
2. ^ Also released as Amazon Kindle edition, book on CD and as a paperback.
3. ^ Amazon.com website, at https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Assets-Badge-Of-Honor/dp/0399171177 .
4. ^ Judy Gigstad, "Deadly Assets: A Badge of Honor Novel," Book Reporter online, Sept. 11, 2015, at http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/deadly-assets-a-badge-of-honor-novel .
5. ^ "Deadly Assets: A Badge of Honor Novel," Publishers Weekly online, at http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-17117-8 .